October 8, 2005

Name:

Lucky

Age:

Six months old

Gender:

Female

Kind:

Longhaired Syrian Hamster

Home:

Essex, England

Meet
"Lucky," my longhaired hammy. I found her abandoned in a half-
squashed (looking like it had been run over by a car) cardboard box in a
car parking lot in my local town center. It was a total miracle that I
found her... I heard a gentle scritch-scratching noise coming from
underneath my car as I was putting my shopping in the boot (trunk for
Americans)! She was very grubby, petrified, hungry and thirsty, but she
has strength of spirit I've never seen before in a hamster!

She was obviously traumatized, but I bundled her up, made a makeshift
home in a little box I happened to have in my car,and was all ready for
the 20-minute drive home. Unfortunately 'Lucky' had other ideas and ate
her way out of this box during the drive... I was petrified she was lost
all over again... but rooted through my car over and over (over a period
of an hour and a half) until I spotted the little pickle peering out
from under the front passenger seat. She had made herself at home in a
little hole underneath this seat and it took a further hour to coax her
out. (poor timid little thing)

She is still a bit scruffy, but I have seen her preening herself a
little, and she is eating and drinking now regularly. Lucky has been
settling in remarkably well. She is a curious little sweetie who is very
affectionate.

I managed to get her out for a quick cuddle the other day (taking it
slowly as I have no idea what she has been through before I found her,
so don't want to risk spooking her). Given all she has been through,
she's still ever so gentle. Its almost as though she understands that I
saved her.

She definitely has a cheeky side to her though, and it's really
beginning to shine through. I definitely think she's going to become the
type of hammy to watch evening TV with me, sat on my shoulder whilst I'm
ironing!